Court Upholds $15 Million Damage Verdict for Seaman's Death

The Missouri Court of Appeals upheld a $15 million award of damages on a Jones Act claim for a 22-year-old seaman’s death. Case: Love v. Osage Marine Services Inc., No. ED111905, 04/16/2024, published. Facts: Casey Redmond worked for Osage Marine Services Inc. On Dec. 15, 2019, Redmond and his supervisor were working as deck crew on a tugboat.  When the tugboat got an assignment to help put a barge into a fleet, Redmond and his supervisor prepared to board the barge. Both had life vests on. The supervisor stepped onto the barge and noticed cornmeal on the deck. He then heard the...